Clocks · Wall clock
Wall clock by Arctichrome, Finland, 1979
- Maker / attribution
- Arctichrome (maker); Junghans (maker)
- Date
- 1979
- Historical period
- Quartz Revolution (1969 – 1990)
- Country of origin
- Finland
- Place
- Finland, Germany
- Object type
- Wall clock
- Materials / technique
- wood, aluminium, kevytmetallit
- Dimensions
- width 44.0 cm, depth 5.0 cm, height 45.5 cm (Koko esine)
- Holding institution
- Kymenlaakson museo
- Accession / object no.
- MVMMVME174:1
- Credit line
- Kymenlaakson museo (via Finna)
- Catalogue title (original)
- seinäkello; Massa-ammunnan voittaja -palkinto; kiertopalkinto (Finnish)
View the source record ↗ (opens another website in a new tab)Suggest a correction
Record summary
Held and catalogued by Kymenlaakson museo (object number MVMMVME174:1), this is a wall clock by Arctichrome, made in Finland, Germany, dated 1979. The Atlas places it in the Quartz Revolution period (1969 – 1990) of its Clocks collection. Materials and techniques recorded by the source: wood, aluminium, kevytmetallit. Recorded dimensions: width 44.0 cm, depth 5.0 cm, height 45.5 cm (Koko esine). The record is illustrated with 2 photographs.
Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.
Catalogue description
Description — Kymenlaakson museo
Koivun pahkasta valmistettu lakattu taustalevy, johon on kiinnitetty metallinen kellotaulu. Paristokäyttöinen Polarit -merkkinen seinäkello. Alla metallinen taulu, johon kaiverrettu Massa-ammunnan voittajat vuosilta 1978–1991. Irtonainen kellotaulu ruuvin varassa kiinni pahkassa. Takana lahjoittaja Outokumpuyhtiön teksti.
Shown in the original language of the source catalogue. An editor-reviewed English translation has not yet been published; we do not publish machine translations as authoritative text.
Inscriptions & marks
takana Taatan lahjoittama pahka; takana Mvmest. T Saarela 79
Historical context
Quartz Revolution (1969 – 1990)
Seiko's Astron begins mass quartz timekeeping; traditional industries contract sharply.
Quartz movements and digital displays made accurate clocks cheap and ubiquitous after the early 1970s. LED and LCD clocks, clock radios and radio-controlled clocks appeared, while traditional mechanical clockmaking contracted sharply in Germany, France and Britain.
Read the period in the timelineMore clocks from this periodEarlier: Modern Mechanical Horology
Atlas type guide
Regulators, wall and Vienna clocks
A regulator is a precision pendulum clock used as a time standard in observatories, workshops and railway offices. Typical features are a deadbeat or Graham escapement, a temperature-compensated pendulum (mercury jar, gridiron or later invar), maintaining power and a regulator dial that separates hours, minutes and seconds. George Graham's deadbeat escapement (c. 1715) and his mercury pendulum, together with Harrison's gridiron, set the pattern for two centuries.
Wall clocks span a much wider range: the elegant Viennese Laterndluhr and Dachluhr of the Biedermeier period, the Dutch stoelklok and staartklok, English 'dial' clocks used in schools, offices and railway stations, and mass-produced spring and weight wall clocks from Germany (Gustav Becker, Junghans, Kienzle) and America.
What to look for
- Deadbeat escapement and compensated pendulum (gridiron rods, mercury jar or wood rod).
- A regulator dial with a large central minute hand and separate hour and seconds dials.
- Vienna regulators: glazed cases, slender pendulum, small weights, enamel two-piece dials.
- German factory trademarks stamped on the backplate (e.g. Gustav Becker anchor and crown, Junghans star).
Dating clues
- Graham-type deadbeat regulators: from c. 1720.
- Viennese Laterndluhr: c. 1800–1850.
- German factory 'Vienna-style' regulators: c. 1870–1930; Gustav Becker serial numbers allow close dating.
General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.
Read next:Deadbeat escapementAnchor (recoil) escapementGrasshopper escapement
Related records
Clocks · 1980s
Wall clock by Puutuote Korkiakoski & Takkinen, Oulunsalo, Finland, 1980s
Suomen Metsästysmuseo
Clocks · 1989
Wall clock by Birgit Marttinen, Finland, 1989
Visavuoren museosäätiö
Clocks · 1979
Wall clock by Veikko Nuutinen, Finland, 1979
Lusto – Suomen Metsämuseo
Clocks · 1970s–1980s
Wall clock by Junghans Quartz, Finland, 1970s–1980s
Suomen Metsästysmuseo
Clocks · early 1980s
Clock by Valmistaja / Suunnittelija: Martti Hyppänen, Finland, early 1980s
Lusto – Suomen Metsämuseo
Clocks · 1986?
Wall clock by Junghans Quartz, Finland, 1986?
Suomen Metsästysmuseo
Clocks · 1960s tai first half of the 1970s
Wall clock, Finland, 1960s tai first half of the 1970s
Lusto – Suomen Metsämuseo
Clocks · late 20th century
Clock, 'Peter Rabbit', Queen's ware, transfer printing, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Barlaston, late 20th century (V&A WE.17466-2014)
Victoria and Albert Museum, London